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Lot 28

A Khorasan bronze finial in the form of a Feline
North-East Persia, 12th Century

21 April 2015, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£5,000 - £7,000

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A Khorasan bronze finial in the form of a Feline
North-East Persia, 12th Century

consisting of a piriform element and two further raised bands, terminating in the front half of a feline, the arched legs lifted forward, the ears erect, engraved with abstract and vegetal decoration, the chest decorated in openwork with an interlaced cable
29 cm. long

Footnotes

Incense burners in the shape of felines appear to have been produced in various sizes, the largest of which is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, signed Ja'far bin Muhammad 'Ali and dated AH 557/AD 1181-2. Most examples however are around 17cm. high and bear features associated with the lynx, prized for their hunting abilities, such as small, delicate ears and the moustache.

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